Horncastle Rejoices on VE Day

Using memories and original newspaper accounts we reveal the story of the biggest party in Horncastle’s history.

Soldiers in Town

Although today you would struggle to find any trace of it, hundreds of soldiers were stationed in and around Horncastle during the war.

Air Raids and the Aspidistra

In September 1940 Horncastle was the first town in the county to be bombed by the Nazis.

Home Front Horncastle

Here we look back on aspects of life in the town during the war years. From air precautions and the blackout to the Home Guard and the threat of invasion. Plus rationing, make do an mend, evacuees and wartime entertainments.

The War in the Countryside

We tend to think of the English countryside as unchanging but the Second World War had a big impact.

Roll of Honour

Here we have tried to collect information on the lives of the 41 men named on Horncastle’s memorials who died during WW2.

Postwar recovery?

VE Day may have been the end of the war in Europe, but the recovery took many years. Documents from … More

Horncastle soldiers around the world

Using first-hand accounts we have tried to give an impression of what the young men of Horncastle experienced on battlefields around the globe.

Joining Up

Memories of joining up in Horncastle in1939 and training with “B” (Horncastle) Company 4th Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment

Norway – B Company into Battle

After training, the icy wastes of Norway was many Horncastle soldiers first action overseas in the war.